Alain Chartrand Explained

Alain Chartrand (February 2, 1946 – December 11, 2023) was a Canadian film director and screenwriter.^[1] The son of prominent Quebec social activists Michel Chartrand and Simonne Monet-Chartrand, he was most noted for several film and television works about his parents, including the theatrical documentary films A Man of His Word (Un homme de parole) and My Life Is a River (Une vie comme rivière),^[2] and the television miniseries Chartrand et Simonne.^[3]

He died on December 11, 2023, at the age of 77.^{[4] [5]}

Filmography

Director

Film

• 1972 – Isis au 8
• 1976 – Back to the Land (La Piastre)
• 1983 – L'Étau-bus
• 1988 – Friends for Life (Des amis pour la vie)
• 1990 – Ding et Dong (Ding et Dong, le film)
• 1991 – A Man of His Word (Un homme de parole)
• 1991 – School's Out (Une nuit à l'école)
• 1992 – Anna's Garden (Le Jardin d'Anna)
• 1996 – My Life Is a River (Une vie comme rivière)
• 2013 – Summer Crisis (La Maison du pêcheur)

Television

• 1992 – Montréal ville ouverte
• 1996 – Innocente
• 1997 – Paparazzi
• 2000–2003 – Chartrand et Simonne

Screenwriter

• 1972 – Isis au 8
• 1976 – Back to the Land (La Piastre)
• 1991 – A Man of His Word (Un homme de parole)
• 1996 – My Life Is a River (Une vie comme rivière)

Actor

• 1965 – The Revolutionary (Le Révolutionnaire)
• 1989 – Cruising Bar : assistant director
• 1989 – How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired (Comment faire l'amour avec un nègre sans se fatiguer) : police officer #1
• 1991 – Four Stiffs and a Trombone (L'Assassin jouait du trombone) : Sergeant

Producer

• 1972 – Isis au 8

Editor

• 1972 – Isis au 8

Awards

Award	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref(s)
Anik Award	1983	Best Original Drama	L'Étau-bus		[6]
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival	1985	Prix du Public de la compétition internationale
Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival	1992	Grand Prix Hydro-Québec	Anna's Garden (Le Jardin d'Anna)
Genie Awards	1996	Best Feature Length Documentary	My Life Is a River (Ma vie comme rivière)		[7]
Gémeaux Awards	1993	Best Direction in a Dramatic Series	Anna's Garden (Le Jardin d'Anna)
	1995		Scoop IV
	1996		Innocence
	2000		Chartrand et Simonne		[8]

External links

• • Article at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca

Notes and References

1. [Diane Cailhier]
2. Bill Brownstein, "Film-maker Chartrand knows his subject". Montreal Gazette, March 11, 1996.
3. Web site: Le Point de Vue de Simonne . Voir. October 22, 2003. French.
4. News: Le réalisateur et scénariste Alain Chartrand est décédé (1946–2023) . December 14, 2023 . . December 12, 2023.
5. News: Le réalisateur Alain Chartrand est décédé . December 14, 2023 . . December 12, 2023.
6. [Kevin Tierney]
7. "Over-the-edge Canadian films poised for Genie nod". Canadian Press, November 24, 1996.
8. Jacques Bensimon, "Prix Gémeaux a Quebec family affair". The Globe and Mail, October 31, 2000.